ICAO Roster-CNS/Communications and Navigation Systems Expert

Overview

This opportunity is for experts interested in consultancy contracts for technical assistance and technical cooperation projects related to Communications and Navigation Systems in Civil Aviation.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate national objectives, plans, policies, programmes and procedures concerning installation, construction and maintenance of CNS equipment and facilities.
• Develop total installation work programme to meet country's requirements and assignments of approved programme for accomplishments.
• Monitor and control scheduling of requirements for acquisition, construction, and dismantling or relocation of equipment and related structure.
• Analyse financial and physical progress against established goals and provide reports.
• Prepare procurement specifications for production and procurement of equipment for the country's airspace system.
• Prepare detailed engineering specifications for the production and procurement of equipment approved for inclusion in the airspace system.
• Develop and recommend the total installation work programme to meet the requirements and assigns approved programmes for accomplishment.
• Maintain capability to estimate life cycle costs; predict, review, assess, and monitor systems development, engineering, design, demonstration, test, production, operation, and support.
• Review system plans in such programmes from a technical and planning viewpoint to help resolve problems arising from conditions peculiar to the country or locality involved.
• Conduct engineering analysis of commissioned field air navigation system/facility operations to identify significant problems or trends.
• Provide technical maintenance instructions and standards for the airway facilities by equipment and system type.
• Provide the engineering effort for, and authorize the modification of subsystems and component equipment.
• Develop maintenance standards and validate maintenance requirements for field maintenance programme.
• Review and validate maintenance technical requirements for airways facilities field programme.
• Develop technical standards for maintenance and certification of airways facilities, systems and equipment.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Required Experience

• A minimum of ten years professional experience in the planning, design, installation and evaluation of aeronautical telecommunications (Aerocom) systems and navigational aids for aerodromes (HF, VHF/UHF, NDB, VOR, DVOR, DME, ILS).
• Including three years practical experience as a supervisor of technical personnel on field work.
• Experience in site planning and configuration of COM/NAVAIDS facilities and equipment.
• Knowledge of aircraft operational characteristics, ATC and related airport operations.
• Experience with quality control/compliance reviews of COM/NAVAIDS installation and with equipment/facilities commissioning.
• In-depth knowledge of related ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and other guidance material.
• In-depth experience with review of COM/NAVAIDS tender documentation and recommendation for selection of suppliers and equipment.
• Experience in the development/evaluation of airport master plans desirable.
• Experience with ICAO technical co-operation in developing countries desirable.

Qualifications

University degree in electronics engineering or equivalent academic and technical qualifications.

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